Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 233,012 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Papua New Guinea stood at 233,012 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Papua New Guinea peaked at 233,167 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71,540 ha, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71,540 ha | — |
| 1962 | 73,250 ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 74,160 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 76,470 ha | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 77,380 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 81,075 ha | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 81,995 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 85,640 ha | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 87,350 ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 91,640 ha | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 94,045 ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 97,560 ha | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 97,420 ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 103,140 ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 104,455 ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 106,870 ha | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 106,275 ha | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 107,865 ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 108,910 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 109,130 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 112,840 ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 113,490 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 113,335 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 113,795 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 116,130 ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 118,865 ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 120,970 ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 123,885 ha | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 126,700 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 130,810 ha | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 134,274 ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 138,503 ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 142,408 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 145,310 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 148,212 ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 153,321 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 156,763 ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 160,725 ha | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 164,783 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 168,280 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 173,500 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 178,371 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 181,028 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 185,706 ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 190,501 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 194,775 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 199,040 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 203,895 ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 206,950 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 207,083 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 206,312 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 209,400 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 218,494 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 223,409 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 225,138 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 227,103 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 225,981 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 230,459 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 232,868 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 229,949 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 233,167 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 232,727 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 232,560 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 233,012 ha | +0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 233,012 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71,505 ha, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 233,012 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22,152 ha, 10.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,762 ha | 71,540 ha | 87,350 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 101,818 ha | 91,640 ha | 108,910 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 116,914 ha | 109,130 ha | 126,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,511 ha | 130,810 ha | 164,783 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,205 ha | 168,280 ha | 206,950 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,625 ha | 206,312 ha | 232,868 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,283 ha | 229,949 ha | 233,167 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1129 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1305 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Papua New Guinea?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Papua New Guinea was 233,012 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 233,167 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,540 ha in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.